Geographical Education in a Changing World: Past Experience, Current Trends and Future Challenges

by John Lidstone and Michael Williams

Book Overview

A central theme of this book is the location of geography in school curricula with particular reference to centrality and marginality. A second theme relates to the subject status of geography. A third theme relates to the spirit and purpose of school geography and the traditions that underpin the subject and how these are changing. A fourth theme relates to the way geography is being seen by curriculum planners as contributing to the achievement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048171970
• ISBN13: 9789048171972
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"